In recent months, we have asked you to elect faculty representatives to the Board of Governors and Joint Faculties representatives to the Okanagan and Vancouver Senates. Thank you to those who have submitted nominations and participated in the election process so far.

At this stage, we are now looking for nominations for Faculty-specific representatives to the Okanagan and Vancouver Senates. Positions are available for two faculty members from each Faculty to serve on the Senate of their campus.

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To: Faculty and staff in Vancouver and the Okanagan

I am writing to inform you that a global search for a suitable candidate for the position of Vice-President, Research is now underway.

The Vice-President, Research will report to the President and provide leadership in the development and administration of research at UBC. This role will also be responsible for the promotion of interdisciplinary research programs at both UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan. The Vice-President, Research will be an articulate, credible advocate for the full range of the university’s research, and will establish and maintain effective liaison with external funding agencies, business, industry, government, and the broader community.

In accordance with UBC Policy #18, I have established a committee to support this search process and prepare a recommendation of a suitable candidate for the position. The committee consists of:

Santa J. Ono, Chair

Michael Treschow, Board of Governors

Alan Shuster, Board of Governors

Terry Zhang, Board of Governors

Matthew Evenden, Faculty of Arts

Jean Shoveller, Faculty of Medicine

Stephen Foster, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

John-Paul Heale, University-Industry Liaison Office

Philip Barker, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

Louise Nelson, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

Lisa Ritland, Graduate Student

Haibo Fong, Graduate Student

A member of the President’s Office staff will act as non-voting secretary to the committee.

We also encourage you to send in nominations or suggestions of candidates for the position. All feedback and suggestions should be submitted via our search consultants at ubcvpresearch@boyden.com, and will be treated confidentially.

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To: Faculty, staff and students in Vancouver and the Okanagan

This week the UBC Board of Governors approved a second draft of the policy, known as Policy #131 — Sexual Assault and Other Sexual Misconduct.

The initial draft of this policy was issued in June 2016, and a UBC community consultation period was held from June to October 2016. This included a series of information sessions and meetings with stakeholders.

Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback during the consultation period. Key themes that emerged from the comments included the need for a central support office, and for a separate and distinct investigatory process.

In addition, there will be two public information sessions. One will take place on the Vancouver campus on February 28, 2017, and one will take place on the Okanagan campus on March 6, 2017. You can find more details at http://sexualassaultresponse.ubc.ca/.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have participated in the policy development process to date, in particular the members of the Sexual Assault Policy Committee, the University Sexual Assault Panel, and the Steering Committee on Sexual Assault.

It is important that we continue to facilitate meaningful engagement around these issues. Thank you once again to all those who have taken the time to submit feedback.

In the My Pay column of the screen, select Year End Slips to access your statement for the current and previous years. If you have not previously accessed your slip(s) online, you will be required to acknowledge a consent agreement.

Note: Faculty and staff who choose not to accept the agreement will receive their T4/T4A statements in late February, consistent with the requirements of the Canada Revenue Agency (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html).